Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 66 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) lazy (c) careless (d) brave
2. 2.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrilly (c) angrly (d) angrily
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
4. 4.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) dry (c) sunny (d) hot
5. 5.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) rude (d) hardworking
6. 6.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) rock
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) class (c) fleet (d) swarm
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
9. 9.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
10. 10.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) queen (d) girl
11. 11.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyfully (b) joyful (c) enjoy (d) joyless
12. 12.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) way (d) tree
13. 13.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) sister (c) niece (d) aunt
14. 14.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sink
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) wheelchair (c) teacher (d) tomato
18. 18.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) poor (c) busy (d) wealthy
19. 19.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) lost (d) won
20. 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
22. 22.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) cut (d) book
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pod (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
24. 24.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) choose (b) start (c) finish (d) shout
25. 25.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) thing (d) tree
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
28. 28.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) pig (d) frog
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) gosling
30. 30.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) eagle (c) ant (d) ox
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) grove
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) teacher (d) playground
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) lazy (b) swift (c) sleepy (d) slow
34. 34.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) keys (d) ships
35. 35.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
36. 36.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) kitchen (c) starfish (d) yellow
38. 38.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
39. 39.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) grapes
40. 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) jump (c) start (d) end

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